Lantern attachment.



PATENTBD JAN; 7, 1908.

L. WHITING. LANTERN ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.25,-1906- 277m far-z of which the following is a specific .place thereon.

- ordinary this ordinar Y step for the and UNITED s21 LEWIS D. WHITING, OF MILLDALE, CON

PAIEENT LANTERN ATTACHIHENT.

' Application filed Sept-ember To all whom it may concern.

Be it known. that 1, Lewis I). Wnirrsu. a citizen of the United States, residing at Mill- Uale, county of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lantern Attaclunents,

a-tion.

My invention relates to improvements in lantern attachments, and the ohfect of my improvement is to enable the lantern to stand at various heights.

lot-he accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sectional side elevation oi a lantern wit 51 my attachment applied thereto and locked in .Fi 2 is a reverse plan of the same but with the coking device turned into a position to release the main portion of the attachment. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of a modilied form of the ettaehment. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan View on the line m x or" Fig. 3, of my attachment in a modified form.

A designates the font of a lantern of I type of tubular lanterns having; drafttuhes 5, 5, at the sides. Any other ordinary form of lantern may be substituted for the particular form shown. I perforatieach of the side tubes 5 at their base and preferably insert a bushing or tube 6. l lg. I, that extends upwardly a short distance more or less into the interior of the tube and w hich may be soldered or othcrn ise secured in place. This is all the change that l make in lantern.

My attlur nuei'it. or the main portion ol' the attachu'ient, consists of a suitnhle hash B resilient uprights 7, rigidly secured to the said separate hase and (.il'ilHilll upwardly far enough toreaeh or nearly reach the upper any .end of the tubes 5 when the base is in the position shown in Fig. 'lhc base 1) shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is in the form of a. ring and i stifi'encd or hr= red by a r'l'oss-luti' "s that we tends diamotnwally across the rim,-- to w hich its ends are secured in any proper manner, as for example by rivets ll. l his 1 .ij-- l?;H 1:. desiral'ile hut sential. it b0 s as a "tse ol' the lantern font t in; 3-;

. upward movement of the rods or "Q. 7, within the tubes 5, 5, and also i p r for tho latrh It) to engage for locking .(nuncnt to the lantern when desired. The latch 10 is pivoted or to swing horizontally and is separate from the lantern base, and too 7 hi need I on the latch frame I l.- which frame is proyided with a lug 1'2 Specification of Letters Patent.

Eatented Jan. 7', 1908.

25.1906- Serial No. 836.096.

[ secured in enter it within the proper position by solder or otherwise to the underside of the hottom of the font A, in the position shown in Figs. 1, and 2.

The rods or uprights are preferably made straight so as to stand parallel with each other when not inserted within the lantern tubes 5, 5. in order to insert them, the and (ii one rod is inserted just within the opening for it in the loner end of one of the tubes 5. lhen the other rod is deflected sulliciently to opening in the base of the other one of the tulres 5, after which the lantorn may he pushed down on the rods until the font rests upon the cross-bar of the base as shown in Fig. 1. ii there is a latch on the lantern it should he swung into the position shown in- Fig. 2 in order to force thelantrrn down on the rods, to the position shown in Fig 1.

If the attachment is to be locked to the lantern, then the latch should he turned into the position shown in Fig". l to bring its end under the lug 12. The lantern can now he used as it the attachment were not present excepting that the separate base B of the attachment forms the base or foot oi the lantern and it stands a little higher than it would if the lantern stood on the base of the font. In case it is desired to have the light stand a little higher. up while still standing upon the base ll, the lantern may he pulled up on the rods whilc the base is hold down and it will stand in \\"hatcvcr position thereon that it may he placed within the limit of its range. An elevated position of the lantern is iridioau-d in Fig. l by broken lines. The lantern is held in its elevated position by the friction of the rods within the tubes. The openings for the rods to enter at the lower ends of the tubes should he a little nearer to each other than the distance from rod to red at the base, and it correctly laid out, the rods will be deflected inwardly so as to substantially eonlorni to the slant ol the tubes 5, as shown in Fig. I, and the rods will be under tension to increase the friction.

The latch for locking the attachment to the laulri lL'lS not essential and neither is the rross hnr N essential when the latch is not employvd. instead of a rin shaped base the rods or uprights may be. ported on a base formed of .'HSS-l)tl'S lb d H, as .hown in .l igs. .3 and l. The outer ends of these bars are turned down to form feet 1 'lhe rods 7 are the SzHHO as the rods bcl orc described and are secured to these foot as shown in Fig. 3.

at which the lantern may be raised without But in order to extend the range of elevation moving the separate base, I place sliding extensions 16 on the rods 7 by raising which on the rods their eilective length may be nearly doubled. The extensions 16 are fitted to 1 openings or sockets in the tubes 5, of the lanl tern the same as are the rods 7 in Fig. 1. 7 Each l extension is provided with a collar that forms l a shoulder 17 near its base and a spring catch l 18 is secured on the rods in position to engage l the said shoulder, as shown in l? igs. 3 and 4, l to hold the extensions down on the rods. So i long as the extensions are thus held down the l, l

l l l l i l l l i 1 l l operation and limit of range substantially the same as that of the devices shown in Figs. 1', and 2. By releasing the eatelres IS the extensions maybe slipped upuardlyon the rods to increase their ell'eetive length and the lantern may be raised and held in position as before but over a greater range. The friction l of the sliding extensions in the lantern tubes 5, and the friction of the rods within. the sliding extensions will hold the parts in posit-ion when raised to any point within their range. The side tubes of an ordinary tubular lantern constitute a convenient housing for the upper ends of the uprights, but are not considered essential to my invention further than they may be made essential by the claims.

By my invention I provide an attachment for a lantern that is carried by the lantern, and may be used to set the lantern at vary-' ing elevations from the iloor, table, or shelf on which the same is placed. In other words I provide the lantern with a separate sup porting ISO and extensible connections. 1 do not wish to limitthe invention to details of construction, but desire the liberty to make such changes as fairly fall within the 1 scope of my invention of a lantern with a supporting base and extensible connections. 1 claim as my invention:

1. The combination of a lantern with a separate supporting base having an under face adap ed to rest and stand upon a floor surface for supporting the lantern in an upright position thereon, and an extensible connection between the said base and lantern for holding the lantern at various heights above the said floor surface when the said base is resting thereon.

2. The combination of a lantern with a separate base having an under face adapted to rest and stand upon afioor surface for sup porting the lantern in an upright position thereon, and uprights projecting upwardly from the said base and slidingly connected with the lantern for raising and holding the lantern on said uprights at various heights above the said floor surface.

3. The combination of a lantern haying side tubes with a separate base and uprights secured to the said base, the said urights being slidingly fitted friction tight wit inthe said tubes for raising and holding the lantern at dillerent heights on the said base.

4. The combination of a lantern with a separate base, uprights secured to and extending upwardly from the said base, sliding extensions iitted to the said uprights, the said sliding extensions being slidingly connected with the lantern, and means for holding the said sliding extensions when desired trom moving on the said uprights. V

' LEWIS D. VVlIIllTING.

Witnesses Amos 0. WHITING, J ENNETTE \VHITING. 

